It’s been a while since I’ve responded to a climate change denier. It’s generally tedious and has little chance of moving the needle. But this morning, up early and thinking about my talk before the IUP screening of This Changes Everything tonight, I took a little time to address the issues on a friend’s FB … More Take the sensible approach on climate change

[Updated] I’m very pleased to announce that Rita Graef will be joining us as the fifth Ferguson Township supervisor and representative of Ward 3. We had six excellent candidates to choose from. I was most pleased by Ms. Graef’s commitment to volunteerism and previous service to promote volunteerism, her interest in the land and human … More Rita Graef is our fifth supervisor

I look forward to seeing you there tonight. Some small agenda items for a grant application and the big item, the voting for appointment of a new supervisor. Ferguson Township Board of Supervisors meets at 7 tonight. Webstream live via https://t.co/TXAVW7UZDr Agenda: https://t.co/FvYlzZUozJ — Ferguson Township PA (@FergusonTwpPA) February 16, 2016

On Tuesday night (usually Monday but it’s President’s Day), the Ferguson board of supervisors will vote on the appointment of a fifth supervisor. This past week, we interviewed six candidates and had great talks with each of them. On Monday, the board will deliberate on this matter in front of all of you. Please come … More A new supervisor is coming

I think that I’m probably saying something along the lines many of you are about Justice Scalia. My condolences to his family, friends, and loved ones. But I decidedly do not thank him for his service to regressive action on so many things. He was a true detriment to equality, to parity of power, to … More (In)Justice Scalia

I work as the Ferguson Township representative to the Public Services and Environment committee for the Centre Region Council of Governments. Recent worry about lead in water worried some of our residents so we talked about it in committee and had a presentation from a State College Borough Water Authority representative. The punchline: We don’t … More Our water doesn’t have a lead issue